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At last week’s Geek Gathering, I fell into a conversation with a software developer who was concerned about some news he’d just heard. Amazon.com had been granted a patent for a system that allowed for the resale of digital media, including e-books, software, movies and music. Amazon, he feared, would set up a used digital …

• Dell’s Crafted LBO Pitch Gets Messy as Investors Circle and Read Carl Icahn’s Letter to Dell’s Board About the Buyout Plan – Icahn, who reportedly owns 6 percent of Dell, threatens a proxy fight, running a slate of his own board of directors to implement an alternative to the company’s proposed leveraged buyout. Also …

• Samsung’s Heft in Android Worries Google – Samsung now sells 40 percent of all Android devices, and Google executives worry openly that Samsung could begin demanding more money from its search engine deal. Also Bad news for Android: enterprise share dropped in Q4 • Google Chrome may soon get audio indicators to show you …

Jenna Wortham at the New York Times says she has 259 applications on her iPhone, but – like most smartphone owners – only uses a small fraction of those. She wonders if those who have smartphones and tablets are hitting a kind of app-hoarding burnout. Indeed, first-time smartphone owners tend to go on a downloading …

• Apple Working on Fix for iOS 6.1 Passcode Hack – Apple says the fix will come very soon. Will it also include the fix for the Exchange bug? • How Lightning Tightens Apple’s Control Over Accessories – The Lightning connector ensures fewer shoddy accessories, and also ensures that it gets licensing fees for the …

When Apple released the Google Maps app on Wednesday night, there was a rush to download it by iOS users. But many found that while the app appeared to be there, it really wasn’t. If you did a search in the App Store, you would have come up empty-handed. If you had a direct link …

• Microsoft’s battle for consumers: it’s time to drop the Windows name – Tom Warren argues that the Windows brand is tarnished enough by Microsoft’s missteps that it’s time to move on. • The secrets of the Windows Phone 8 keyboard – The WP8 keyboard’s auto-correction understands pop culture and learns from your writing style. …

• Microsoft launches web-based Windows 8 app creator – Create Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 apps right in your browser. Also 8 Ways To Design A Beautiful, Useful App, From The Co-Founder Of Instagram • HTC confirms the Windows Phone 8S will not be coming to the US – The smaller, less-expensive version of …